Filing device.



J. BODENSTEIN.

Hum; DEVICE.

APPLCATUN FILED NOV- 21, 1914. 1,169,104, Patented NOV. 9, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANODRAPH CO.,WASHINBTON n c moon BonENsrEI'N, OELI-IERKIMER,

FILINGUDEVIGE.

T0 al l whomit mag concern r 7 Be it now that I,JaooB BopnNsTnin, a citizen of th e' United States, residing at Herkiiner. in the county of flerkirner and State of New York, have" invented a j newand useful Improvement in Filing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tofiling devices of the liind having a movable follower adapted for holding a variablefnumber of papers,

files, cards or the like in an upright position, so that they are readily accessible.

The' objects of the invention are to pro! dime a simple desirable device of this kind which can be' readily inserted into or re moved from adesk drawer or other receptacle without requiring any changes or alterations in' thereceptac'le; and to produce a fol lower o'fi mproved construction for a' device of this kind. I I

In theaccompanying drawings'Figure 1 is a perspectiyeviewjof a drawer having a filing device embodying the] invention in. place "thereinfa part of the drawer being shown broken away. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the filing' device, showing a face view of the'follower. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectionalelevation thereofonline 3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa View showing the blank from which the follower of the filing device is formed, indicating in dotted lines where the blanlr is to be bent."

The device consists [fa rigid guide strip or board adapted to be placediin the bottom of a deskdrawer or. other receptacle and a follower slidably meunted onthe guidestrip and provid'ed with means, actuated by the" pressureon the follower of the paper or other article 'inl the device-{for I frictionally engagingthegurdestrip to retainv the fol-- lowerinnny set position. The follower is preferably madeofa single piece of sheet metal bent into shape and having parts engagingthe guide strip for. guiding the follower in its movement lengthwise of the samepand a part for frictionally engaging the guide strip to releasably hold the followeragainst movement. f i

Fig. lshows the filing device arranged in a desk-drawer having upright walls ja, a, bottom a, and a partition or division wall a which forms in the drawer a compartment for the cards, papers orpther articles to be B represents the guide strip of the filing device which consistsof a fiat strip or board preferably'of substantially the same length;

Specification of Letterslatent.

NEW ORK.

Patented not. a, rain.

Application iiledlfl'orember m, 1914. Serial No $73 ,28

as the receptacle into whichthe filingdevice is placed. Theguidestrip is provided with suitable means for guiding the follower." In the construction shownthe side portions or edges Z) ofthe base are usedfor this purpose andare preferably reduced in thickness, for example, by providing .rabbets Z) in the lower-portions opposite the side edges of the guide strip. i I

The follower C has an upright or supportingportion for holding the articles in an upright position, basepor ions which rest on the, guide strip a nd extend substantially parallel therewith and which are prorided with guidejmembers engaging the guide strip, and I outer side portions 6 which embrace the op-- posite sidesof the guide strip and inwardly extending portions .6 which enter into the "rabbets'b in the edgesof the guide strip.

The base and guide portions hold the follower on the guidestrip and guide the same in its movement lengthwise of the strip.

F is the detent portion which extends in the opposite direction from the base portions andwhich is preferably provided at its end with a downturned edge adapted to frictionally engage the upper face of the guide strip tohold the follower in any position in which it is set. In order to strengthon the detent portion of the follower, a brace is preferably providedrwhich is made from an integral portion ofthe follower by slitting the upright portion D thereof and bending a part of the uprightportion to form a Preferably the follower is made I By means of the construction recited the V follower can be formed from a single rectangularpiece of sheet metal in such a manner that there is very, little waste. Fig. 4 shows a blank from which the follower is formed and which has slits 71, at opposite sides, and

slits h in the bottom thereof. The base portions are bentalong the line 72, and the detent portion F .bent along the line it? in' the opposite direction from the base porlf desired, the guide strip can beprovidejd with transverse vnotches or depressions V I in its upper face with which the detent F In the operation of the device the metal follower can be pushed against the cards or 1 other articles by applying force to the bottom ofthe follower, adjacent to'the guide strip. When the force is relieved the pressure of the articles against the upper part of the supporting portion 'D" of the fellows" will tend to force the detent F into engagei ment with the guide strip and thus cause the follower to be held against movementin the reverse direction. If it is desired .to move the fol'lower back, it is only a necessary to press the upper portion thereof toward'the articles and thus raise the detent out of en gagement with the guide strip. I claim as my invention: 1; A filing devicecomprising a guide strip,

a follower slidably arranged on and'supported by said guide strip and consisting of a single piece" of sheet metal having a part ofits lower portion extending in one direc-- tion substantially parallel to said guide strip and slidably engaging the same to form guide means for the followeryand having another part of its lower portion extending in the opposite direction and adaptedtoiengage 'the face of the follower agamstmovement. r

2. A filing device comprising a guide strip,

a ,follower slidably arranged on said guide strip and consisting of a single pieceof sheet metalhaving an upright supporting portion and-having; a part of its lower portion bent inone direction to form a horizontal base portlon rest ng on the gu de str p,;gu1de portions on' said part of the base slldably, en-

gaging said guide strip,'another part of said sheet metal piece being bent intheopposite 7 direction and forming a detent engaging follower slidably arranged on s'aidfguide' said guide strip movement.

to hold said follower against 3; A filingdevice. comprisinga guide strip,

strip and consisting ofa single piece of sheet metal'having an upright supporting portion, a base portionlb'ent at an angle to said sup- "porting portion andresting on said guide str1p, gu1'deport1onsf on sa1d.;base portion and engagingsaid': guide strip, and afdeten t portion formed-by bending a part of said i Copies of this patent niayibe obtained, for1five cen s 'I 7' T r *washingtomnc.

I The blank is also slit. along lines it and [L7 andthebrace G isbent 1 along the line h over the idetent portion If:

guide strip to hold the porting portionand in the opposite direction gagesaid guide strip to hold the follower against movement.

of a single piece ofmetal having an upright support ng portion and having apart of its ,1 4.A follower for a filing device consisting sheet metal piece at an angleto said sup- '7 lower part bent to form abase portion 'extending at an angletosaid supporting-porv p w tion, a downwardly extending guide portionis adapted to engage forpreventlng any" slipping of the same on'the guide strip. p

on said base portion, an inwardly extending part on said. downwardly extending guide i portion, and a detent portion formedfby bending another portion of said lower part at, an angle to said supporting portion and extending therefrom in the opposite -direction' from said base, portion.

5. A filing device comprising a guidestrip, f

and a follower consisting Ora single piece of metal having an upright supportmg portion,

- a base portion consisting of a partofsaid;

' metal piecebent'at anangleto 'saids upright portion resting on said strip andvhaving parts embracing the opposite side edges of' said strip forguiding the follower-lengthwiseof said strip, and a" detent portionengaging said strip for holdingthe follower 7 against movement. 7

'6. A filing device comprisinga single strip and a follower consistingof a single piece ofsheet metal bent into shape and having an upright support for the articles to be filed,

a base portion slidably engaging said strip,

means forguiding thefollower lengthwise Y c of saidstrip,a detentvportion adapted to engage the'strip and formed by bendinga:

.part ofthe lower portion of the support ona substantially horizontal line, and a brace limit the u'pwardbending of the same. i

7; A filing device comprising: a-guide piece adapted t'o supportithe articles to'befiled I for said detent formed bybending'a portion 7 of said'support ona substantially verticalline into a position to engage said detenti to and which may be looselyfplaced ona supzontal integralparts extending. in opposite directions from said upright, portion andv which bear, respectively upwardly and-i downwardly againstjsaid guide piece and: adapted to grip said piece when 'saidarticles rest against said'upright supporting portion;

' /Vitness my hand in the subscribing witnesses.

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